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- 5. An underground storage organ with fleshy scale leaves from which the plant flowers and grows before becoming dormant
- 6. Method for shaping trees, cropping the branches above head-height
- 7. Another name for the leaves and stems of a potato plant
- 9. The point at which a seed undergoes physical changes and begins to grow
- 10. Member of the Rose family which bears small red edible fruit
- 13. Swollen root or underground stem with storage tissue
- 14. Traditional method of woodland management which takes advantage of the fact that many trees make new growth from the stump or roots if cut down.
- 15. a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family
- 16. A tree or shrub that has been trained to a certain height with a long bare stem and foliage at the top
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- 1. A plant that is bred or selected by growers for unique flowers, leaf colour, growing habit etc. It has distinct and uniform characteristics that differ from the original species
- 2. Layer of material placed on the soil and around plants to retain moisture, suppress weeds and improve soil structure
- 3. Broadleaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula
- 4. A plant that completes its entire life cycle (growth, reproduction, death) in one season
- 5. To flower and produce seed prematurely
- 6. The transfer of pollen between flowers, which can be carried out by the wind, insects, animals or by hand
- 8. Calcium compounds, often applied to lower the pH of the soil
- 11. A trailing stem growing above ground and rooting at the nodes, where plantlets are produced
- 12. A plant that completes its entire life cycle in two years, growing in the first year and reproducing and dying in the second
- 13. To remove a number of buds, flowers, seedlings or shoots to improve the growth and quality of those remaining